Meat dishes are an essential part of the national cuisine in Barcelona. For hundreds of years, locals made mouthwatering sausages from various sorts of meat. They also jerk meat, extending its shelf life up to several months. Virtually any national restaurant offers Embutidos – a large meat plate with various types of jerked meat and cheese. Traditional hamon is an essential part of such a meat plate. Tourists can also try special meat delicacies on local markets that are famous for selling numerous sausages produced at local farms.
Suquet de Peix is one of the most popular fish dishes. This is seafood stew cooked with such ingredients as tomatoes, potatoes, and garlic. Quite an interesting fact – there is no fixed recipe for Suquet de Peix. Local fishermen were the first to cook it several centuries ago. They cooked the dish in a different way every day, depending on the fish or seafood they had caught earlier. Fideuas is one more interesting fish dish that looks and tastes somewhat similar to paella. However, there is one big difference – Fideuas contains a special type of short noodles instead of rice.
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